Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: DIAZ, MATTHEW R

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1761

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.1%
Allow Rate
-11.9% vs TC avg
573
Total Applications
+45.0%
Interview Lift
1019
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 522 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
5.7%
§102 Novelty
83.4%
§103 Obviousness
6.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18516635 NOVEL COOLANTS WITH IMPROVED STORAGE STABILITY Final Rejection BASF SE
18806643 MIXED REFRIGERANT COMPOSITION AND HEAT PUMP INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK On Co., Ltd.
18095454 NONFLAMMABLE REFRIGERANTS HAVING LOW GWP, AND SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF PROVIDING REFRIGERATION Final Rejection HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
17556509 STABILIZED HEAT TRANSFER COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS Final Rejection HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18102324 REFRIGERANT-CONTAINING COMPOSITION, USE THEREOF, REFRIGERATOR HAVING SAME, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAID REFRIGERATOR Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17887125 COMPOSITION CONTAINING REFRIGERANT, USE OF SAID COMPOSITION, REFRIGERATOR HAVING SAID COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAID REFRIGERATOR Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17551822 REFRIGERANT-CONTAINING COMPOSITION, USE THEREOF, REFRIGERATOR USING SAME, AND OPERATION METHOD FOR SAID REFRIGERATOR Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17471891 COMPOSITION CONTAINING 1,1,2-TRIFLUOROETHANE Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18186417 FIBERGLASS COMPOSITION INCLUDING REDUCED OXIDIZING AGENT Non-Final OA Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
18180609 POLYMER AND THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL Non-Final OA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18043277 HEAT EXCHANGE METHOD USING FLUORINATED VINYLETHERS HAVING A LOW GWP Final Rejection SYENSQO SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.p.A.
17928535 METHOD FOR PROVIDING CORROSION PROTECTION TO A PRESSURIZED WATER-STEAM SYSTEM Non-Final OA KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES LTD.
18502740 RADIATIVE COOLING COMPOSITIONS, PRECURSORS FOR FORMING THE COMPOSITIONS, AND COATINGS FORMED FROM THE COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA University of Maryland, College Park
18371072 AZEOTROPIC COMPOSITIONS OF HFO-1234YF AND HYDROCARBONS Non-Final OA THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC
17769434 HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS FOR USE IN LOW TEMPERATURE CHILLER APPLICATIONS Final Rejection THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC
17922993 AZEOTROPE AND AZEOTROPE-LIKE COMPOSITIONS OF 1-CHLORO-1,2 DIFLUOROETHYLENE AND 2,3,3,3-TETRAFLUOROPROP-1-ENE Final Rejection Arkema Inc.
16969578 ACCELERATOR SOLUTIONS USEFUL FOR RESIN CURING Final Rejection Arkema Inc.
17928294 Phase change polysaccharide-based bio-complexes with tunable thermophysical properties and preparation method thereof Non-Final OA Aalto University Foundation sr
17774199 COLORANT FOR HEAT TRANSFER FLUID, AND COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection KD Finechem Co., Ltd.
18174219 LATENT HEAT STORAGE MATERIAL FOR ULTRA-COLD APPLICATIONS AND CONTAINER FOR TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED TRANSPORT AT ULTRA-COLD TEMPERATURES Non-Final OA va-Q-tec AG
17925072 THE USAGE OF FATTY ACID IN THE PREPARATION OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES AND THE METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE MATERIALS Final Rejection SHENZHEN ORI TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
17744209 LIME HYDRATE WITH IMPROVED REACTIVITY VIA ADDITIVES Final Rejection Mississippi Lime Company

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